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Colombia: Colombia Could Lose 60% of Land Suitable for Irrigated Rice Due to Climate Change
May 29, 2019
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Without significant global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, Colombia will have 60 percent less land suitable for rice production by the 2050s, according to a…
Operationalizing an Agricultural Drought Monitoring and Early Warning System in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region
May 29, 2019
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Agrilinks
The capacity in monitoring droughts and providing early warning information to ensure agriculture and food security is equally varied among countries in the HKH region.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Dispute Reignites Baghdad-Erbil Tensions
May 29, 2019
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Kamal Chomani, Al-Monitor
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is under great pressure from his government to force the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to deliver the allotted 250,000 barrels of…
Afghanistan: Why Is Afghanistan Unable to Extract Its Vast Mineral Wealth?
May 28, 2019
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Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska, Al-Jazeera
Rich in copper, lithium, talc, marble, gold, uranium and others, Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is estimated to exceed one trillion dollars. But according to data, every…
Myanmar: Golden Deer Threatened by Record Heat and an Army Land Grab
May 28, 2019
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Mratt Kyaw Thu, Frontier
The species commonly known as Golden Deer, and called thamin wah (yellow deer) in Burmese, is endemic to western Thailand. Though the deer are also…
Climate Change: The Security Implications of Climate Change
May 28, 2019
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Daily Star
The Daily Star and Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) jointly organized a roundtable titled “The Security Implications of Climate Change” on April…
Israel: Who Cares about Israel’s Polluted Air?
May 28, 2019
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Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor
According to environmental groups, one is more likely to die from pollution in Israel rather than by a rocket, terror attack and road accident combined.
Sudan: Sudan’s Transition Needs to Unpick the Army from the Economy
May 27, 2019
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Nicholas Norbrook, Africa Report
Sudan's army is deeply embedded in the economy. Just as the price of bread sparked the Sudan protests the political economy will remain at the…
Colombia: War, Park Rangers and the Hopes of Colombia’s Transitional Justice
May 27, 2019
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Andrés Bermúdez Liévano, Justiceinfo.net
What if Colombia’s Special Peace Jurisdiction and Truth Commission investigate the environmental damages caused by conflict, from attacks on pipelines to the murder of park…
Is Oil Exploration More of a Curse Than Blessing?
May 26, 2019
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Abdifatah Hassan Ali
On 20th May 2019, Somalia's Lower House passed a petroleum bill ahead of government's plan to issue oil exploration license by the end of this…
Gender Program Coordinator and Office Manager
May 25, 2019
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NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York, is a non-profit corporation working to advance the human rights of women and girls worldwide…
Myanmar: Ruby Rush: Myanmar Gem Hunters Exploit Law Change
May 24, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Burrowing deep underground, thousands of informal miners risk their lives to find gleaming red gems as a law change spurs opportunity in Myanmar's "land of…
How Climate Change Can Fuel Wars
May 23, 2019
On the outskirts of Baga Sola, a small town in Chad not far from the border with Nigeria, is a refugee camp called Dar es Salaam.…
Chad/Mali: How Climate Change Can Fuel Wars
May 23, 2019
On the outskirts of Baga Sola, a small town in Chad not far from the border with Nigeria, is a refugee camp called Dar es Salaam.…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Continues Efforts to Increase Domestic Energy Generation through Renewable Sources
May 23, 2019
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Wadsam
The Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the Afghan-German Cooperation's Energy Sector Improvement Program (ESIP) signed a cooperation and implementation agreement aimed at…
Climate Change: How to Think about Global Warming and War
May 23, 2019
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Economist
No conflict occurs without leaders to give orders and soldiers to pull triggers. No atrocities are committed unless human beings choose to commit them.Nonetheless, future-gazers…
Liberia: ActionAid Trains 20 Journalists to Report Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
May 23, 2019
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Front Page Africa
Monrovia – In the wake of increased cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) across the country, 20 Liberian journalists have begun benefiting from a…
Kenya: Women’s Land Rights Programme Assistant
May 22, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam International (OI) is a confederation of 17 organizations working together with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to…
Kenya: Women’s Land Rights Programme Officer
May 22, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam International (OI) is a confederation of 17 organizations working together with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to…
Request for Consultants – Health, Hunger, Hardship, Her & MERL
May 22, 2019
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Project Concern International
Background on PCI
Founded in 1961, PCI is an international non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing health, ending hunger, overcoming hardship, and advancing women and girls around…
Yemen: Technical Coordinator Food Security and Livelihoods – Sanaa
May 22, 2019
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
Mali: Livelihoods Delegate
May 22, 2019
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Netherlands Red Cross
The Netherlands Red Cross Society seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering and to improve the situation of vulnerable people. It was founded in 1867…
Iraq: Beyond Oil and ISIS
May 22, 2019
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Austin Bodetti
As Iraq continues its lengthy recovery from a ruinous four-year showdown between the Islamic State (ISIS or IS) and an American-led coalition, Iraqi officials are…
Lake Chad Crisis: Food Insecurity and Conflict are Creating a Feedback Loop of Destruction
May 22, 2019
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Phoebe Sleet
A report, recently released by Adelphi, has examined the linkages between climate change and conflict in the Lake Chad Basin. According to the report, conflict and…
Environmental Conservation in a Refugee Crisis: When Calling It a Cross-Cutting Issue Is Not Enough
May 22, 2019
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Haseeb Mb. Irfanullah
It’s hard for me to forget 21 January 2018 − the day I first entered the world’s largest refugee camp with my International Union for…
Persian Gulf Now Most Risky for Oil Tankers Since Last Iraq War
May 22, 2019
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Alex Longley, Bloomberg
Not since 2005 have the world’s insurers considered shipping in the Persian Gulf so dangerous for oil tankers.
Uganda: Human Activity Sparking off Wildlife Conflicts
May 22, 2019
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Bashir Hangi, Observer
Conflict between people and animals is one of the main threats to the continued survival of many species in different parts of the world, and…
CAR: Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Calls for a New Approach to Address Hunger and Conflict
May 22, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus today called for a complete change in the ways to address the often-related issues of hunger and conflict. He made…
EnPAx Interest Groups Continue to Expand
May 21, 2019
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has developed Interest Groups to provide Association members with the means to exchange, learn, and work around topics of shared interest. Initially, the Association…
Developments in the First EnPAx Conference
May 21, 2019
The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding starts in 5 months, and the preparations are well underway.
Following review of proposed panels, roundtables, presentations, and posters…